xx., 646 pp, illustrated in b/w with rubbing to the extremities, and some splitting at the base of the rear hinge. Red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and black lettering and decoration to the front board. With the stamp 'Members Library' to the half title, title and fore edge.View More...

228 pp. coloured frontispiece, illustrated in b/w. book in very good condition bound in orange cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board, dust jacket in good condition with some damage and loss on the top and bottomView More...

Publisher:
London, United Kingdom, Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd in association with Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences and National Gallery of Ireland 2005: 2005

Book number: 61341

ISBN: 0711224293

Condition: Fine

200 pp, illustrated in colour and black and white. Nancy Lancaster, who was born in 1897 into a wealthy Virginian family, became one of the greatest influences on interior decoration and garden design in Great Britain and America in the second half of the 20th century. She created what is known today as the 'English Country House Style' - a mixture of faded colours, chintzes and painted and antique furniture. In the garden, she worked in a formal yet romantic neo-Georgian style, which is still a strong spirit in British garden design.This book examines Nancy's contribution to the arts of inte...View More...